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Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1772 words)
	Jamaica Plain, commonly known as "JP", is a historic neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts.
	Jamaica Plain was settled by the Curtis family, circa 1640.
	Jamaica Pond is a spring-fed kettle pond and at one time was a major source of water and ice.

Jamaica Plain, MA - Real Estate in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts (571 words)
	Jamaica Plain was originally part of the Town of Roxbury, but the secession of West Roxbury in 1851 included Jamaica Plain in the new town.
	Jamaica Pond was the major water source for Boston from 1795 to 1845.
	With the completion of the new Orange Line, the MDC Southwest Corridor Park (27 acres in Jamaica Plain), and the reinvestment represented by new homebuyers of houses and condominium conversions, Jamaica Plain in the 1980's became a very desirable neighborhood in which to live.

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